chantre

Etymology
, from, via the nominative form. Compare, derived from the Latin accusative.

Noun

 * 1)   singer, songster
 * 2)  cantor
 * 3)  bard, minstrel
 * 4)  figurehead; champion; advocate

Noun

 * 1) chanter a priest who sings in a chantry

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) precentor